Frédéric BazilleFrench, 1841–1870Landscape by the Lez River
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Landscape by the Lez River” now? Minneapolis Institute of Art, G321, Minneapolis. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
Closed· opens tomorrow at 11:00 AM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Landscape by the Lez River (French: Paysage au bord du Lez) is an oil-on-canvas landscape painting by the 19th-century French impressionist artist Frédéric Bazille, completed in 1870. It is the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
In the museum's words
In June 1870, Bazille informed his father “I have just about finished a large landscape (eclogue).” Two weeks later he enlisted in the French army to serve during the Franco–Prussian War and died in combat near Orléans in November. Landscape by the River Lez is the “large landscape” mentioned in Bazille’s correspondence, and his specific reference to it as an “eclogue” has prompted speculation as to his intent. Bazille would have known that an eclogue was an idyllic poem in the form of a conversation between rustics in an Arcadian landscape. In its radiance and quiescence, this composition, although lacking figures, certainly conforms to the tradition of bucolic landscapes.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 69.23
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain
